Can We Prevent Alzheimer’s Disease?

Research has clues but no answers yet.

By Robert W Lash MD
Jul 20, 2007 5:00 AMNov 12, 2019 5:13 AM

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More than 5 million Americans have Alzheimer’s disease, and in spite of a worldwide effort to find a cure, our mildly effective therapeutic options remain limited to treatments to slow down the disease. While the search for better treatments goes on, many scientists are looking for treatments to prevent the development of AD.

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